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NameP118KQG → C/2020 U4
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2024-Jan-21 07:20
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60200.0 Sept. 13, 2023
Orbital inclination in deg 167.01893
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 120.34828
Arg of perihelion (deg) 70.04456
Eccentricity 1.0004397
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.3585102
Epoch of perihelion April 9, 2022, 7:31 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59678.31344
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2023-W26
0.000066 au +/- 0.0000005
+/- 0.0000005
PC autocmod 3.0f

56
0.03
K2 autocmod 3.0f

56
5.0
M2 from 13 observations, autocmod 3.0f

56
11.7 +/- 0.3
K1 autocmod 3.0f

56
11.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 868 observations, autocmod 3.0f

56
6.3 +/- 0.5
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=11.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
16235.32 m +44512.0 / -7644.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 975
Arc length (days) 1363.00
Time since last observation (days) 25.84
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None